Readers respond: Don't feed into Patriot Prayer hype

After the Aug. 4 melee in downtown Portland, it is clear to me the Patriot Prayer group just wants publicity. Organizers gave ample advanced notice of their intended "rally," provided transportation and security for their crew, and goaded us into thinking they would be armed. They were basically telling everyone, "We'll be there, let's rumble."

They are using the same tactic as President Donald Trump. Hype, hype and more hype. Here's another way we could approach this: Ignore them. No antifa, no media, just let them be, all to themselves. Maybe without all the hype and media circus, they'll stay in Vancouver and find something else more meaningful to do, like community service.